Tower of Babel – Let’s Just Say It Was Self-Defense!

“Tower of Babel” is a 2019 Viki Original Korean drama series, with 16 episodes, and categorized as Legal drama, Crime, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Romance, Revenge.

SUMMARY: A prosecutor wants to take revenge for his father’s wrongful death and save the woman he loves from a false accusation of murder.

♦ Revenge Plus Love Equals Justice?

In “Tower of Babel”, Cha Woo-Hyuk is a prosecutor, who is out for revenge and is willing to go to extremes to get his revenge. But now he finds that the woman he loves is being accused of murdering her husband, the son of a chaebol family. If it were left up to his father, that son would have inherited almost everything. But the mother favors the other son. The husband’s death removed an obstacle for her, whether it was murder or otherwise (accident, natural cause, etc.). Nevertheless, she must behave as if she’s outraged.

Han Jung-Won is the wife who is accused of murdering her husband. She is also Cha Woo-Hyuk’s lover. Yes, they are in an adulterous relationship. Morally and ethically he should not be her legal counsel. But he is! He voluntarily stepped up to the plate to defend her. Of course, she says she’s innocent. But anybody who knew anything about her marital relationship knew that she was being mentally and physically abused in their marriage.

Before getting married, Han Jung-Won was a popular actress. After getting married her husband wanted her to give up everything and he tried to control all of her movements. In addition, he knew that she was having an affair, and that just made him want to abuse her even more! She had to be punished for loving another man, so one night, AFTER she had suffered abuse at the hands of her jealous and enraged husband, he ended up DEAD!

Cha Woo-Hyuk chose to approach her case as an act of self-defense. Han Jung-Won was defending herself and fighting off an abusive husband. If he died, it was not premeditated murder. It didn’t matter if she was innocent and a murderer was out there walking free. It was more important that Cha Woo-Hyuk present a legal argument that would prevent her from going to prison. They can catch the murderer or never catch the murderer.

Cha Woo-Hyuk was a newspaper reporter but became a prosecutor to go after those responsible for his father’s death. His father had been falsely accused of embezzlement and as a result, committed suicide. Woo-Hyuk believes the powerful chaebol family was behind everything. He only desires to save Han Jeong-won. Finding her husband’s murderer is not important. If anything bad happened to the chabeol family, including a murderer walking free, it was because the dirty rich rotten rascals had it coming! Justice doesn’t always take place in a courtroom.

Main Characters:

• Cha Woo-Hyuk (played by Park Si-Hoo, “King Maker: The Change of Destiny”, “The Princess’ Man”, “Il Ji-Mae: The Phantom Thief‎”)
• Han Jung-Won (played by Jang Hee-Jin, “Scholar Who Walks the Night”, “Confession”, “The Village: Achiara’s Secret”, “Pandora: Beneath the Paradise”)

Where to Watch

Viewership and Rating:

• IMDb: 6.4 out of 10 stars
• My Drama List: 7.2 out of 10 stars
• Viki viewers rated this series 8.9 out of 10 stars

My personal rating is the same as the Viki viewing audience.

The title of the K-drama is the same name as a well-known Bible story so I was curious. Of course, the plot is nothing like the Bible story. Also, I recognized the male and female leads from historical Korean dramas and thought they were very good.

Some reviewers were upset with the ending. All I can say is watch and judge for yourself. When I first started watching Korean dramas, as an American viewer, I immediately learned that endings in K-dramas are often not what I expected, so now … I don’t expect anything. Whatever the ending was … that’s The End.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

K-Drama Premiere: “Babel” Brings In The Thrill & Suspense To Keep Viewers Engrossed | Hello Kpop

Jang Hee-jin confirms next drama Babel, opposite Park Shi-hoo » Dramabeans Korean drama recaps | Dramabeans

[Spoiler] ‘Babel’ Park Si-hoo Furious With Father’s Murderer, Kim Hae-sook | HanCinema

Park Shi Hoo Transforms Into An Ambitious Prosecutor For Upcoming Drama “Tower of Babel” | Soompi

TRAILER/TEASER:

Viki Global TV. “TOWER OF BABEL – OFFICIAL TRAILER.” YouTube, Video, 17 Jan. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UTC5mWheqQ.

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